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it did not create the civil- rights movement. it was a courageous act, but public opinion had changed before that. and the reason we know that public opinion change first is because rosa parks did the same thing 12 years earlier and nothing happened. in between, african-american soldiers came back from world war ii, southerners came back north with a different set of views, but jackie robinson began to play major-league baseball. the political process caught up later and it took a catalyst to spark the change. right now we are in one of those moments where public opinion is ahead of the political leadership. >> importantly, what rick says about people walking into thoughts and ideologies is true, but on the other hand every poll shows that people want our elected officials to compromise and get things done. that is the message. >> i am accompanying ed miller, from texas. karl rove is single-handedly responsible for turning my mother into an armchair pollster. every other day she calls up and says -- french, obama is up by three.
it did not create the civil- rights movement. it was a courageous act, but public opinion had changed before that. and the reason we know that public opinion change first is because rosa parks did the same thing 12 years earlier and nothing happened. in between, african-american soldiers came back from world war ii, southerners came back north with a different set of views, but jackie robinson began to play major-league baseball. the political process caught up later and it took a catalyst to...
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[cheers and applause] marriage equality is a constitutionally guaranteed right on par with civil rights of the 1960's. let's end the drug wars. legalize marijuana now. [applause] let's repeal the patriot act. [cheers and applause] i would have never signed the national defense authorization act allowing for you and i as u.s. citizens to be arrested and detained without being charged. that's the reason we fought wars in this country. [cheers and applause] i promise to submit a balanced budget to congress in the year 2013. that is a 1.4 trillion reduction in federal spending. if we don't do this now, we are going to find ourselves in a monetary collapse and a monetary collapse very simply is when the dollars we have in our pockets don't buy a thing because of the acome anying inflation -- because of the accompanying inflation that goes along with every dollar we spend. thathe only candidate wants to eliminate income tax, eliminate corporate tax, abolish the i.r.s. and replace all of that with one federal consumption tax, the fair tax. i think it is the answer to our exports, it is the ans
[cheers and applause] marriage equality is a constitutionally guaranteed right on par with civil rights of the 1960's. let's end the drug wars. legalize marijuana now. [applause] let's repeal the patriot act. [cheers and applause] i would have never signed the national defense authorization act allowing for you and i as u.s. citizens to be arrested and detained without being charged. that's the reason we fought wars in this country. [cheers and applause] i promise to submit a balanced budget to...
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rights of homosexuals when gay marriage came to the forefront in vermont. first as a battle over civil unions and eventually for full marriage equality. much of the fractious in mgm vault in legislative bodies -- energy involved in legislative bodies took place in the state house. legislators crowded into the building and passionate speeches were definitely heard. host: all weekend long on book tv and american history tv, we will take you to for lot's capital, the -- vermont's capital, the nation's smallest state capitol. we will talk about the economy and the key swing states. thank you for being with us. let's begin with ohio. there is so much attention on the national unemployment rate. it is lower in ohio that in nevada. discuss the dichotomy between these two states and their role in this election. guest: as of september, the ohio unemployment is 7% as of september. lower than the 7.8% that we have nationally that month. they have seen some of the most consistent job improvement. it was 8.6% a year ago. i think that is huge. that bodews well -- bodes w
rights of homosexuals when gay marriage came to the forefront in vermont. first as a battle over civil unions and eventually for full marriage equality. much of the fractious in mgm vault in legislative bodies -- energy involved in legislative bodies took place in the state house. legislators crowded into the building and passionate speeches were definitely heard. host: all weekend long on book tv and american history tv, we will take you to for lot's capital, the -- vermont's capital, the...
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a civil marriage license, if you will. but i think the caller got it right. we're looking to be able to love and commit to the person that we want to share our life with. and it's really nothing more than that establishment of the common human bond that my parents shared for over 40 years that americans from all walks of life, from all religious backgrounds from all partisan lies share. and i think that we've seen americans really kind of continue to be on that journey, support the same sex marriage is now at 50% or above and i think we'll continue to see increases in those numbers. as time goes by. because i think most americans really have gotten to the place where this caller is. which is understanding that we are really not looking for anything that is rare or separate here. we're looking to share an institution and be able to love and commit to our significant other . host: last call from georgia. republican line. judy. caller: our creator gave us certain biblical understandings of what marriage is. i do not believe that we are to judge others. i do not
a civil marriage license, if you will. but i think the caller got it right. we're looking to be able to love and commit to the person that we want to share our life with. and it's really nothing more than that establishment of the common human bond that my parents shared for over 40 years that americans from all walks of life, from all religious backgrounds from all partisan lies share. and i think that we've seen americans really kind of continue to be on that journey, support the same sex...
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host: on the ballot issues and bloomberg insider rights this a -- guest: the civil union issue, i think that is accurate, by the way. i have not see the civil union issue pop up in to the contras as of the average voter. on the margins, -- into the consciousness of the average voter. on the margins, it may pop up. although, it would traditionally break into the democratic party since they have been the sponsor of this type of legislation in the legislature. the predominant issue around the country is the economy. host: the bloomberg insider also reports -- guest: can we do a better job, absolutely. and we must do a better job for one to remain a relevant party on the national scene, and particularly in the west. the latino vote, the hispanic vote as we like to call that in the west, it had shifted toward the republicans under president and former colorado gov. bill once actually won the hispanic vote here in 2002. it began to slip away. we had some issues with one of our congressman, congressman tom tancredo pushed away some of those votes. of the active voting provision is about 16%. t
host: on the ballot issues and bloomberg insider rights this a -- guest: the civil union issue, i think that is accurate, by the way. i have not see the civil union issue pop up in to the contras as of the average voter. on the margins, -- into the consciousness of the average voter. on the margins, it may pop up. although, it would traditionally break into the democratic party since they have been the sponsor of this type of legislation in the legislature. the predominant issue around the...
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rights and searching for ways to live peacefully in the world. it means choosing dialogue over blame. respect over division. hope over fear. what made george a great public servant was not only his compassion and integrity, but it was his uncommon vision. he saw connections others did not see, like, the connection between political stability and hungry children. that vision became food for peace. and the mcgovern-adult education program. he also saw things sooner than others. in 1962, he said the most important issue of our time is the establishment of conditions for world peace. nine months into his first term, he gave his first speech on the non. -- vietname. -- vietnam. 1970, he warned about the dependence of the united states on fossil fuels. in 1984, he urged all of our american leadership to understand the complexity, challenges, and the volatility of circumstances in the middle east. i believe america would be a better place had george become president of the united states. [applause] that does not mean his campaign was a failure. far from
rights and searching for ways to live peacefully in the world. it means choosing dialogue over blame. respect over division. hope over fear. what made george a great public servant was not only his compassion and integrity, but it was his uncommon vision. he saw connections others did not see, like, the connection between political stability and hungry children. that vision became food for peace. and the mcgovern-adult education program. he also saw things sooner than others. in 1962, he said...
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and i believe civil unions should be acceptable so they should have these rights. but this is between a man and woman. i believe two people that want to make that commitment it should be marriage. that's why the human rights campaign gave me their endorsement >> do you think it's a moderate district? >> it is a moderate district. i think it's more fiscally conservative and socially moderate. . >> i know the majority of my district supports marriage quality and employment non-discrimination act yet mr. dole opposes that. >> let's go to another question and the question is for mr. insider. >> why vnlt you released your tax return? >> the voters want to know what i've owned even our kids savings accounts are included with the report i filed. >> what do you pay in terms of tax rates? >> that's been reported in the papers as well. my wife has her own career. she has employees and clients and competitors. she's not running for congress. i believe my wife has a certain degree of privacy. everything voters want to know about my finances is in the report. >> they're entitle
and i believe civil unions should be acceptable so they should have these rights. but this is between a man and woman. i believe two people that want to make that commitment it should be marriage. that's why the human rights campaign gave me their endorsement >> do you think it's a moderate district? >> it is a moderate district. i think it's more fiscally conservative and socially moderate. . >> i know the majority of my district supports marriage quality and employment...